The box is broke on this cache, we are in the process of replacing it but in the meantime all items are in the box. The Mount Princeton Hot Springs were first frequented by Native Americans. The natural, odorless geothermal waters have drawn people to this amazing area. This beautiful resort started in 1860 as a way station, hotel, and freight depot . A three-story hotel was built in 1879 by a group of mining men. It took four years to build and never saw a paying customer. From 1944 to 1960, the George C. Roche, Jr. family utilized the hot spring water and kept the bathhouse, pool, and pit baths open to the public. In June 1960 a new pool, a 20-room motel and recreational building on the site. In 1965, a lower lodge and dining room were created of native rock and batten board lumber on the old foundation of the Mount Princeton Hot Springs Hotel. In 1987, Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort was purchased by a partnership from the Houston area.
